Which issue is of concern to nursing?
1. The grand theories of nursing often do not take environment into consideration.
2. The level of theory that drives much research in nursing is generally from other disciplines.
3. The majority of nursing research is guided by grand theories.
4. There are no middle-range nursing theories.
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Rationale 1: Nursing theorists consider health, environment, person, and nursing.
Rationale 2: Middle-range theories have been shown to be more valuable to nursing research than grand theories. The majority of middle-range theories used in nursing research are from other disciplines.
Rationale 3: Middle-range theories have been shown to be more valuable to nursing research than grand theories.
Rationale 4: Middle-range theories do exist in nursing.
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